Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram.[1] The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League.[2][3] The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season,[4][5][6] and finished as runners-up.

Chhinga Veng
Full nameChhinga Veng Football Club
Short nameCVFC
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
GroundRajiv Gandhi Stadium
Capacity20,000
Head coachAnand Gurung
LeagueMizoram Premier League

History edit

Chhinga Veng FC was established in 1985. Chhinga Veng won the Independence Day tournament, the oldest football cup tournament in Mizoram in 2017.[7] They followed it by winning MFA Super cup in the same year.[8]

Chhinga Veng won the Mizoram Premier League, the first division of Mizoram football in 2017, by beating then national champion Aizawl F.C., to make it a treble.[9] In the next season they started where they left off in the previous, by winning Independence Day tournament.[10] and MFA Super cup 2018.[11] Chhinga Veng finished runners–up in 2018–19 Mizoram Premier League by losing to I-League side Aizawl FC on penalties in the final.[12]

Chhinga Veng entered the national league in 2019 by competing in 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division.[4]

Rivalry edit

Chhinga Veng has a rivalry with local side Chanmari FC, which also competes in Mizoram Premier League.[13] In the regional championships, the club also nurture the rivalry with I-League giants Aizawl FC.[14]

Stadium edit

 
A panoramic view of the stadium

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, located in Salem Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, is used as the home ground of Chhinga Veng for the home matches of Mizoram Premier League.

2019 squad edit

As of 5 September 2019[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Dharminder Guru
4 DF   IND Laldinpuia PC
6 MF   IND KC Larchhuakmawia
8 MF   IND Silvana Ruatkima
10 MF   IND Thasiama
11 DF   IND Lalsawmzela
13 DF   IND K Lalnunzama
18 DF   IND Hmingthanmawia
19 FW   IND Malsawmdawnga
20 MF   IND Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   IND F Zosangliana
27 DF   IND Lalmuanawma
29 FW   IND Malsawmzuala MC
30 MF   IND Ginkholen Haokip
32 GK   IND Lalruatpuia
34 DF   IND Vanlalzuidika
35 DF   IND Lalthlalova
73 DF   IND Lalremruata
77 DF   IND Vanlalchhuanga
99 MF   CIV Sie Ouattara

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors edit

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018—present

Current technical staff edit

As of 11 January 2019
Position Name
Head coach   Anand Gurung
Assistant coach   H. Lalremruata
Team manager   Lalrinnunga Khawlhring
Physiotherapist   Lalrinsanga Rokhum

Team records edit

National/International record edit

Season Division Teams Position Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2018–19 I-League 2nd 16 2 TBD DNQ DNQ
Key
  • DNQ = did not qualify
  • DNP = Did not play
  • TBD = To be decided
  • TBA = To be added

Season edit

As of 30 December 2018
Year Division League League
Cup
Top Scorer(s)
Pos. P W D L GF GA Pts Player(s) Goals
2018–19 2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD

Head coach's record edit

updated on 13 September 2019

Name Nationality From To P W D L Win%
Danny Lalduhawma   India 2018 Present 16 10 3 3 062.50
Anand Gurung   India 2018 2019 0 0 0 0 !

Honours edit

Domestic edit

League edit

Cup edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Mizoram Premier League 2018-19 Archived 2020-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. goalie365.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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  6. ^ 2nd Division League: Chhinga Veng rout LoneStar Kashmir FC Archived 2021-07-30 at the Wayback Machine Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021
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  13. ^ "Mizoram Premier League: Chhinga Veng FC 2-1 Chanmari West FC". Goalie365. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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  15. ^ "Senior Team". Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  16. ^ I-League 2nd Division 2018–19 (Final Round) table. Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021
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  18. ^ "Chhinga Veng Champions". www.inkhel.com. Inkhel Mizo Sports Website hmasa ber. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Kum 10 hnuah Mizoram Police an champion — Championship Tawhte" [Mizoram Police are champions after 10 years — Championship History]. vanglaini.org (in Mizo). Aizawl: Vanglaini – Mizo Daily. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  20. ^ Mizoram Independence Cup: Chhinga Veng FC beat Aizawl FC to lift title! Archived 2021-11-20 at the Wayback Machine Arunava about Football. Retrieved 19 September 2021

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